Complications Seen with a child whose mother was addicted to substances

Question 1

cigarettes

Answer 1

• decreased birth weight
• risk of SIDs
• neonatal mortality

Question 2

opiates

Answer 2

• withdrawal
• fever
• pitch cry
• irritable
• disturbed sleep
• tremors
• poor feed
• microcephaly

Question 3

Anticonvulsant medication

Answer 3

malformations in utero

Question 4

Anticonvulsant impact on neonatal stage

Answer 4

• tremors
• difficulty sleeping
• hyperirritability
• passivity
• feeding difficulties

Question 5

anticonvulsant impact on toddler stage

Answer 5

• activity
• delays with language
• developmental delays
• poor modulation skills

Question 6

Alcohol

Answer 6

• withdrawal
• decreased birth weight
• restlessness
• poor suck

Question 7

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Answer 7

leading cause of mental retardation

Question 8

Fetal alcohol syndrome complications

Answer 8

• microcephaly
• facial deformities
• failure to thrive
• irritable
• tremors
• disorganized movements
• hypotonia
• impulsivity
• developmental delays
• Over active